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While logged in as a normal teacher or admin user
Enter a course that contains users - view the partipants list (link via people block)
make sure the "brief" participants layout is being shown.
check to make sure the checkboxes appear as the first column in the table
probably a good idea to try some bulk actions to ensure it's working.

check the detailed participants layout and make sure the checkbox is in the same location as previously - (see screenshots attached for examples)

While logged in as a normal teacher or admin user
Enter a course that contains users - view the partipants list (link via people block)
make sure the "brief" participants layout is being shown.
check to make sure the checkboxes appear as the first column in the table
probably a good idea to try some bulk actions to ensure it's working.
check the detailed participants layout and make sure the checkbox is in the same location as previously - (see screenshots attached for examples)

Description

the "brief" participants page layout places the checkbox as the last column of the table - most other reporting pages that list users in a table place the checkbox in the first column.

This becomes a problem when the size of the middle column is small and in some themes (magazine is a good example) the checkbox is completely hidden unless using the scroll at the bottom of the table - but in using the scroll you can hide the users name and can't tell which user you're making the selection on.

I think it makes sense to change the layout of the page to place the checkbox before the users name like on other report pages (quiz reports/assignment reports etc)

I'm not sure about the "user details" view of the participants page - I think it makes sense to leave the checkbox in it's current location though.

Dan Marsden
added a comment - 07/Feb/13 12:38 AM adding Helen as she may have some ideas here - I'm guessing she might use the participants page a bit too?
Dan - if there's general agreement that we should do something here, feel free to assign it back to me to do the work

Hi Dan, thanks for adding me as a watcher. I'm attaching screenshots showing the checkboxes on the participants page (also one where they are hidden) and on the quiz grades and assignment grading pages.

Looking at the screenshots I would agree that it would be better for the checkboxes to appear next to the user pictures on the participants page with user list brief.

For the participants page with user details, the checkboxes are not hidden so easily, so I would also agree with NOT moving these checkboxes.

Helen Foster
added a comment - 07/Feb/13 3:56 PM Hi Dan, thanks for adding me as a watcher. I'm attaching screenshots showing the checkboxes on the participants page (also one where they are hidden) and on the quiz grades and assignment grading pages.
Looking at the screenshots I would agree that it would be better for the checkboxes to appear next to the user pictures on the participants page with user list brief.
For the participants page with user details, the checkboxes are not hidden so easily, so I would also agree with NOT moving these checkboxes.

Sam Hemelryk
added a comment - 03/Mar/13 9:24 PM Hi Dan, changes look great thank you. Feel free to push this to integration when you are ready.
In regards to back-porting as this is purely a visual change I am ever so slightly leaning towards master only.
Many thanks
Sam

Eloy Lafuente (stronk7)
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Thanks, closing as fixed!